diff --git a/pabot/pabot.py b/pabot/pabot.py
index 26eff5ae..1f6cba09 100644
--- a/pabot/pabot.py
+++ b/pabot/pabot.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #
 #  partly based on work by Nokia Solutions and Networks Oyj
 """A parallel executor for Robot Framework test cases.
-Version 2.8.0
+Version 2.9.0
 
 Supports all Robot Framework command line options and also following
 options (these must be before normal RF options):
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 32d60f8c..18ea8672 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name="robotframework-pabot",
-    version="2.8.0",
+    version="2.9.0",
     description="Parallel test runner for Robot Framework",
     long_description="A parallel executor for Robot Framework tests."
     " With Pabot you can split one execution into multiple and save test execution time.",